Cannelton

Population: 1,506
Median household income: $35,900
Median home value: $85,600

Cannelton, a community in Perry County, Indiana, has 1,506 residents. Its median household income of $35,900 runs below the Perry County figure of $61,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Cannelton's population grew 2.4% from 1,470 to 1,506, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $65,200 to $85,600.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $719.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,506
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,900
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 760
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4701,506

Median household income

$28,922$35,900

Median home value

$65,200$85,600

Median gross rent

$553$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,470	$28,922	$65,200	$553
2020	1,353	$28,365	$65,900	$550
2021	1,361	$38,281	$69,500	$602
2022	1,481	$38,047	$79,800	$662
2023	1,506	$35,900	$85,600	$719

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	6.4%
5 to 17	323	21.4%
18 to 24	130	8.6%
25 to 34	174	11.6%
35 to 44	223	14.8%
45 to 54	126	8.4%
55 to 64	194	12.9%
65 to 74	189	12.5%
75 and over	50	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,397	92.8%
Black or African American	40	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	1.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate49.5%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	15.8%
High school graduate	473	49.5%
Some college or associate's	252	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	66	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	402	81.5%
Carpooled	51	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.2%
Other means	9	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	226	46.9%
15 to 29 min	123	25.5%
30 to 44 min	104	21.6%
45 to 59 min	12	2.5%
60+ min	17	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 32.5% (476 of 1,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	337	52.2%
Nonfamily households	309	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	646	85.0%
Vacant	114	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	326	50.5%
Renter-occupied	320	49.5%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	476	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	10.9%
5 to 19 units	8	1.1%
20 or more units	101	13.3%
Mobile home & other	92	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1810108
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 37.9115, -86.7387